Faculty

At OAcademy, a dynamic network of global mentors, music sector leaders, and visionary coaches guide the hands-on journey for fellows. 

Strings

Violin Studio Head
Nikki Chooi

Buffalo Philharmonic | Concertmaster

Violin Studio Head
Shari Mason

Mexico National Symphony Orchestra | Concertmaster

Viola Studio Head
Milan Milisavljević

The MET Opera | Principal Viola

Cello Studio Head
Joel Noyes

The MET Opera | Assistant Principal Cellist

Cello Studio Head
Ilmari Hopkins

Stavanger Symphony | Principal Cello

Double Bass Studio Head
Alexandra Scott

University of Music and Theater Munich | Professor of Double Bass

Double Bass Studio Head
Dominic Seldis

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Principal Bass

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Anne Akiko Meyers

Latin GRAMMY winner | Violin

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Hilary Hahn

3x Grammy Award Winner | Violin

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Charles Yang

Grammy Award winner | Violin

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Eldbjørg Hemsing

Sony Classical Artist | Solo Violin

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Timothy Chooi

Queen Elizabeth Competition Winner | Violin

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Roberto Díaz

Philadelphia Orchestra & Curtis Institute of Music | Principal Viola

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Teng Li

Los Angeles Philharmonic | Principal Viola

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Isabel Villanueva

Royal College of Music & Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu  | Viola Professor and soloist

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Tomoko Akasaka

ARD Laureate | Viola

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Claudio Bohórquez

Hanns Eisler School of Music | Cello Professor

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Kian Soltani

Innovative Listening Experience Opus Klassic Awards | Cello

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Yo-Yo Ma

Citizen Artist | Cello

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Kristin von der Goltz

Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts | Cello Professor

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Michal Shein

Longy School of Music | Cello Professor

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Nina Bernat

Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient | Double Bass

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Wies de Boevé

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra | Principal Double Bass

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Brendan Kane

The MET Opera | Double Bass

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Jacqueline Pickett

Columbus Symphony Orchestra & LaGrange Symphony Orchestra | Principal Bass

Principals Series Masterclass
Hande Küden

Berliner Philharmoniker | First Violin

Principals Series Masterclass
Christina Mok

Monterrey Symphony | Concertmaster

Principals Series Masterclass
Juliette Kang

Philadelphia Orchestra | First Associate Concertmaster

Principals Series Masterclass
Jonathan Crow

Toronto Symphony | Concertmaster

Principals Series Masterclass
Julián Gil Rodríguez

London Symphony Orchestra | Principal Second Violin

Principals Series Masterclass
Lech Antonio Uszyński

Royal Conservatoire The Hague | Professor of Viola

Principals Series Masterclass
Tatjana Vassiljeva - Monnier

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Principal Cello

Principals Series Masterclass
Alexander Kovalev

Staatskapelle Berlin | Principal Cello

Principals Series Masterclass
Ángela Contreras

Mariinsky Theater Orchestra | Assistant Principal Double Bass

Principals Series Masterclass
Johane González Seijas

Mahler Chamber Orchestra | Double Bass

Calibration Series Masterclass
Erica Kiesewetter

Bard Conservatory | Violin Associate Professor

Calibration Series Masterclass
Adele Anthony

Bard Conservatory | Violin

Calibration Series Masterclass
Jeremy Mastrangelo

National Arts Centre Canada | Violin

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Augustin Hadelich

Grammy-Winning Virtuoso | Violin

Calibration Series Masterclass
Marjolaine Lambert

National Arts Centre Canada | Violin

Calibration Series Masterclass
Emily Kruspe

National Arts Centre Canada | Principal Second Violin

Calibration Series Masterclass
Yosuke Kawasaki

National Arts Centre Canada | Concertmaster

Calibration Series Masterclass
Melissa Reardon

Bard College | Viola Artist-in-residence

Calibration Series Masterclass
David Marks

National Arts Centre Canada | Associate Principal Viola

Calibration Series Masterclass
Jethro Marks

National Arts Centre Canada | Principal Viola

Calibration Series Masterclass
David Goldblatt

National Arts Centre Canada | Assistant Principal Viola

Calibration Series Masterclass
Rachel Mercer

National Arts Centre Canada | Principal Cello

Calibration Series Masterclass
Raman Ramakrishnan

Bard Conservatory of Music | Cello

Calibration Series Masterclass
Sam Loeck

National Arts Centre Canada | Principal Double Bass

Calibration Series Masterclass
Satoshi Okamoto

Bard Conservatory | Double Bass Faculty

Calibration Series Masterclass
Max Cardilli

National Arts Centre Canada | Assistant Principal Double Bass

Professional Jury Panelist
Mary Ann Mumm

The MET Opera | Violin

Professional Jury Panelist
Frank-Michael Guthmann

SWR Symphony Orchestra & Mahler Chamber Orchestra | Principal Cello

Professional Jury Panelist
Théotime Voisin

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Assistant Principal Double Bass

Former Studio Faculty
Craig Mumm

The MET Opera | Associate Principal Viola

Winds

Flute Studio Head
Kelly Zimba Lukić

Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Principal Flute

Flute Studio Head
Leone Buyse

Boston Symphony | Principal Flute & Flute Professor

Oboe Studio Head
Miriam Pastor Burgos

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Solo English Horn

Clarinet Studio Head
Arno Piters

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Solo E-flat Clarinet

Clarinet Studio Head
Jessica Phillips

The MET Opera | Second Clarinet and E-flat Clarinet

Clarinet Studio Head
Michael Webster

Rochester Philharmonic | Principal Clarinet

Bassoon Studio Head
Simon Van Holen

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Solo Contrabassoon

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Jasmine Choi

Vienna Symphony | Former Principal Flute

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Marina Piccinini

Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient | Flute

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Andreas Ottensamer

Berlin Philharmonic | Principal Clarinet

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Michael Cox

BBC Symphony Orchestra | Principal Flute

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Rachel Brown

Royal College of Music | Flute Professor

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Kersten McCall

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Principal Flute

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Jeanne Baxtresser

New York Philharmonic | Former Principal Solo Flute

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Clara Dent-Bogányi

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin | Solo Oboe

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Alex Klein

Grammy-Winning Soloist | Solo Oboe

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Jose Franch-Ballester

Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient | Clarinet

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Carlos Ferreira

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Principal Clarinet

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Sophie Dervaux

Vienna Philharmonic | Principal Bassoon

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Andrea Cellacchi

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Principal Bassoon

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Gustavo Núñez

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Principal Bassoon

Principals Series Masterclass
Demarre McGill

Seattle Symphony | Principal Flute

Principals Series Masterclass
Ebonee Thomas

The Dallas Opera | Second Flute and Piccolo

Principals Series Masterclass
Laura Jellicoe

Royal Academy of Music | Flute Professor

Principals Series Masterclass
Stephanie Mortimore

The MET Opera | Principal Piccolo

Principals Series Masterclass
Pedro Díaz

The MET Opera | Solo English Horn

Principals Series Masterclass
Robert Pickup

Zürich Opera House Orchestra | Principal Clarinetist

Principals Series Masterclass
Dean LeBlanc

The MET Opera | Associate Musician, Clarinet

Principals Series Masterclass
Shari Hoffman

The MET Opera | Associate Musician, Clarinet

Principals Series Masterclass
Leyla Zamora

San Diego Symphony | Bassoon & Contrabassoon

Calibration Series Masterclass
Joanna G’froerer

National Arts Centre Canada | Principal Flute

Calibration Series Masterclass
Stephanie Morin

National Arts Centre Canada | Second Flute and Piccolo

Calibration Series Masterclass
Tara O'Connor

Bard Conservatory | Flute

Calibration Series Masterclass
Trudy Kane

The MET Opera | Former Principal Flute

Calibration Series Masterclass
Charles Hamann

National Arts Centre Canada | Principal Oboe

Calibration Series Masterclass
Jordi Pons Cerdà

Hochschule für Musik Basel | Lecturer for Bass/Es-Clarinet

Calibration Series Masterclass
Kimball Sykes

National Arts Centre Canada | Principal Clarinet

Calibration Series Masterclass
Sean Rice

National Arts Centre Canada | Second Clarinet

Calibration Series Masterclass
Darren Hicks

Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Associate Principal Bassoon

Professional Jury Panelist
Bruno Lucas

Conservatori Superior de Música de les Illes Balears | Oboe Professor

Former Studio Faculty
Gareth Davies

London Symphony Orchestra | Principal Flute

Former Studio Faculty
Alexei Ogrintchouk

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Principal Oboe

Former Studio Faculty
Juliana Koch

London Symphony Orchestra | Principal Oboe

Brass

Trumpet Studio Head
Matilda Lloyd

Eric Aubier International Trumpet Competition Winner | Solo Trumpet

Trumpet Studio Head
Miro Petkov

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Principal Trumpet

French Horn Studio Head
Katy Woolley

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Principal Horn

Low Brass Studio Head
Martin Schippers

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Tenor & Bass Trombone

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Stefan Dohr

Berlin Philharmonic | Principal Horn

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Sarah Willis

Berlin Philharmonic | French Horn

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Paul Merkelo

Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal | Principal Trumpet

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Bart Claessens

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Principal Trombone

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
José Manuel Redondo

Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León | Tuba

Virtuoso Series Masterclass
Perry Hoogendijk

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Tuba

Principals Series Masterclass
Mireia Farrés Bosch

Barcelona Symphony Orchestra | Solo Trumpet

Principals Series Masterclass
Katy Jones

Hallé Orchestra | Principal Trombone

Principals Series Masterclass
Weston Sprott

The MET Opera | Trombone

Calibration Series Masterclass
Lauren Anker

National Arts Centre Canada | Third Horn

Calibration Series Masterclass
Karen Donnelly

National Arts Centre Canada | Principal Trumpet

Calibration Series Masterclass
Demian Austin

The MET Opera | Principal Trombone

Calibration Series Masterclass
Chris Lee

National Arts Centre Canada | Principal Tuba

Professional Jury Panelist
Mark Hampson

Mahler Chamber Orchestra | Bass Trombone

Former Studio Faculty
Laurens Woudenberg

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Principal French Horn

Former Studio Faculty
Mauro Maur

Orchestra of the Opera House in Rome | Principal Trumpet

Harp

Harp Studio Head
Elizabeth Hainen

Philadelphia Orchestra | Principal Harp

Virtuoso Masterclass Series
Alexander Boldachev

Zurich Harp Festival

Virtuoso Masterclass Series
Jessica Zhou

Boston Symphony | Principal Harp

Virtuoso Masterclass Series
Jana Boušková

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | Principal Harp